Josef Artimovicz

Josef Artimovicz (born 7 January 1909; died 11 April 1988) was an Austrian footballer who played in the second half of the 1930s and in the 1940s. He played as Striker.

Josef Artimovicz
Personal information
Full name Josef Artimovicz
Date of birth (1909-01-07)7 January 1909
Place of birth Vienna, Austria
Date of death 11 April 1988(1988-04-11) (aged 79)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
ASV Hertha Wien
First Vienna FC
Favoritner SC
1934–1935 Young Boys 16 (10)
1935–1937 FC Basel 26 (14)
1936–1938 Grasshopper Club 14 (7)
1938–1946 Grenchen 124 (33)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Born in Vienna, Artimovicz played for ASV Hertha Wien, First Vienna FC and Favoritner SC in the Austrian capital, before he joined Young Boys in Switzerland. He played one season for the Young Boys and in his 16 games he scored ten goals.

Artimovicz joined FC Basel in 1935. After two test games, against local club FC Birsfelden and the French team FC Mulhouse (in both games he scored a goal) he played his domestic league debut for Basel in the away game against St. Gallen on 25 August 1935. Although he scored his first league goal for his new club in this game, it did not save the team from being defeated by two goals to three.[1] In his one and a half years playing for Basel, Artimovicz played a total of 39 games, scoring a total of 22 goals. 26 of these games were in the Nationalliga, two in the Swiss Cup and 11 were friendly games. He scored 14 goal in the domestic league and the other eight were scored during the test games.[2] Artimovicz was the club's top league goal scorer in the 1935/36 Nationalliga season.

During the season 1936/37 Artimovicz moved on to play for Grasshopper Club Zürich and he stayed for a second. In 1938 Artimovicz moved on to Grenchen where he played for eight years. In the 1938–39 Nationalliga season Artimovicz was the domestic league top goal scorer, netting 15 goals.[3]

References
  1. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "FC St. Gallen - FC Basel 3:2 (1:2)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  2. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Josef Artimovicz - FCB-Statistik". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  3. Erik Garin. "Switzerland 1938/39". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 16 November 2019.

Sources
  • Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2017/2018. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. ISBN 978-3-7245-2189-1
  • Die ersten 125 Jahre. Publisher: Josef Zindel im Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel. ISBN 978-3-7245-2305-5
  • Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" Homepage
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